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SA buys into Black FridayThe Black Friday and Cyber Monday mega-sales present an opportunity for consumers to save on Christmas shopping and allows retailers to boost sales and move stock before the festive season hits. With the shopping occasion of the Western world kicking off on 24 November, we've rounded the top local deals from SA retailers to be aware of. Happy shopping! In other top news, Woolworths has consciously invested in technology to streamline and improve not only its online offering, but its in-store customer experience. Here, the retailer shares its digital strategy and how they believe it's paying off. In fashion and decor news, Leigh Andrews chats to Tammy Holmes from newly-launched gifting store, Loveables, about opening a pop-up shop, the process of setting up with Shopify and feedback from customers so far; and respected local fashion designer Warrick Gautier shares some of the inspiration behind Fabiani's recent foray into womenswear. We conclude with some interesting research findings. Nielsen shares insight into the evolution of South Africa's R35bn convenience retail sector, Spark Media shares what they've discovered about South African men and their attitudes towards personal care and grooming, and Juniper Research predicts that the value of digital coupon redemptions will surge to $91 billion by 2022. All that and more. Enjoy! Lauren Hartzenberg
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| [Lauren Hartzenberg] Retailers and consumers alike are readying themselves for snaking queues and extended shopping hours in-store and online this Black Friday, falling on 24 November this year... read |
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| Woolworths is investing confidently in its digital strategy, as global retail trends reveal steady growth in online shopping and tech-savvy instore customer experiences... read |
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 | The Durban edition of popular property trading game, Monopoly, has hit local shelves ahead of the festive season... read | | |
 | The retail sector is set to make a positive contribution to third-quarter GDP as retailers adapt to the difficult economic conditions and as they look forward to the festive season... read | | |
 | Melville's 27 Boxes, a mall made from shipping containers, only built in 2014, is already undergoing a a revamp in order to remain relevant as a family and entertainment destination. The relaunch takes place on Friday evening, 17 November... read | | |
 | Danette Breitenbach Marketers need to understand the dynamics of emotions in marketing and how they relate to other factors such as attitudes, persuasion and brand loyalty... read | | |
 | For a short while, some time around 2014, it looked as if the clothing, textile, footwear & leather (CTFL) sector was beginning to recover after almost 20 years of crippling pressure... read | |  | A delegation from South Africa's Black Business Council recently held talks in Johannesburg with business leaders from Singapore and Malaysia on potential investment... read | |  | Toymaker Mattel is celebrating Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad by creating and selling a Barbie doll in her likeness... read | | |
 | Leigh Andrews Just in time to avoid the Christmas shopping panic mode most consumers snap into come November, The Loveables pop-up store has opened online as well as a brick-and-mortar store... read | |  | Tom Jackson South African art and fashion marketplace Wezart is helping African artists and designers sell to the rest of the world via its e-commerce platform... read | | |
 | The annual Manufacturing Indaba has its sights set on expansion and growing its current offering to manufacturers both from South Africa and from the SADC region... read | | |
 | ManMohan S Sodhi The race is on to bring 3D printed footwear to market. Adidas, Nike and Under Armour are some of the big names that have been working on delivering bespoke shoes to their customers... read | |  | Issued by Moving Tactics Sunglass Hut SA opened their new flagship store at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to much fanfare and awe-inspiring visuals... read | |  | Suiting and tailoring brand Fabiani, established as an exclusively menswear label for nearly forty years, has broadened its focus to include women's fashion... read | |  | Issued by LTE South Africa If you are in the business of clothing, footwear, textiles and fashion accessories, then come and network, explore and see what's available on the international market... read | |  | Gavin Rajah's Prêt à Vivre collection of linen and handpoured massage candles is the driving force behind the 'Behind the Seams' initiative... read | | |
 | Cape Town-based premium spirits company, Truman & Orange, has brought Fortaleza Tequila to South African shelves... read | |  | Tammy Foyn Tongaat Hulett, SA's largest sugar producer, is starting to see the positive effects of the end of a devastating drought that hit its operations in KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe and Mozambique... read | | |
 | Michelle Gumede Small fast-food and restaurant franchise company Gold Brands is expanding its Chesanyama division to the UK, while local branches will get facelifts... read | |  | The food industry is changing, with some restaurant owners forgoing physical retail spaces and instead opting to trade solely online... read | |  | Food delivery app, OrderIn, has not only targeted itself at time-conscious consumers, but corporates too, offering a "virtual canteen of cuisines" and an instant tax back benefit to employees... read | | |
 | Natasha Wilkinson In a recent landmark case, the Tax Court upheld that a very special, and mostly under-utilised tax deduction allowed by section 24C of the Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962, may be applied to franchisee costs... read | | |
 | Issued by Pyrotec As the use of smartphones continues to increase so does the popularity of QR (quick response) codes. Now commonplace, QR codes can be seen on packaging labels, signage, and even television commercials... read | |  | Issued by Pyrotec The highly successful Propak Cape exhibition, held between 24-26 October, received positive feedback from exhibitors and visitors... read | | |
 | Women may find themselves fighting for mirror space and hiding their eye creams because according to Euromonitor, men's grooming recorded a 13% growth in value sales in 2016... read | |  | Issued by Nielsen The increasingly time-starved nature of consumers' lives is driving the evolution of South Africa's R35bn convenience retail sector, which currently commands 10% of total market retail spend... read | | |
 | Harald Wieser Apple's special edition iPhone X release - like the new iPhones before it - brings thousands of people lining up in front of Apple stores around the globe... read | |  | According to a new study from Juniper Research, the value of digital coupon redemptions will surge to $91 billion by 2022, up from $47 billion in 2017... read | | | The Mountain Bike race took place at Riversands in Johannesburg on 12 November 2017. Watchmaking company Tag Heuer was the official timekeeper for the race. | | | View galleries |
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 | Robert Laing Double-digit liquor sales growth outweighed lower grocery sales for Spar in the year to end-September... read | |  | Britain's competition regulator has given the green light to supermarket giant Tesco's 3.7-billion takeover of wholesaler Booker... read | |  | Robert Laing The proportion of furniture Lewis sold on credit in the first half of is financial year widened to 68.8% from 63.4% in the matching period, helping it grow merchandise sales 5%... read | | |
 | Sunita Menon In good news for third quarter economic growth, the retail sector did better than expected in September... read | | |
 | Design studio, Inhouse, recently created the design concept for meat manufacturing company Harlief Deli's newly revamped branch in Gardens Shopping Centre in Cape Town... read | | |
 | Mastercard is collaborating with Durban-based tech company Spazapp, to bring secure and convenient mobile payments to thousands of informal traders... read | |  | Hisense Electric, the publicly listed subsidiary of Hisense Group, has agreed to purchase 95% of the shares of Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation for 12.9 billion Japanese Yen... read | |
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